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Oliver Lincoln Lundquist, a talented architect and industrial designer, worked for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), CIA’s predecessor, during World War II and led the team that designed the official United Nations emblem.
In 1945, the US State Department asked the OSS to help create graphics for the UN Conference on International Organization in San Francisco, where the UN Charter was drafted. Lundquist’s team set out to create a lapel pin for the delegates that could serve as their official form of identification. It was initially designed by another OSS officer, Donal McLaughlin, who worked for Lundquist as the director of graphics for the conference. This became the prototype for the UN logo you see today.
In 1945, the US State Department asked the OSS to help create graphics for the UN Conference on International Organization in San Francisco, where the UN Charter was drafted. Lundquist’s team set out to create a lapel pin for the delegates that could serve as their official form of identification. It was initially designed by another OSS officer, Donal McLaughlin, who worked for Lundquist as the director of graphics for the conference. This became the prototype for the UN logo you see today.
Who Designed the UN Logo?
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Spying Intelligence WWII World War TwoU.S. Department of State
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."DESIGN ELEMENTS, HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF UN LOGO
Shape and Colors of the UN Logo
The UN logo was designed under the leadership of the famous American architect and industrial designer, Oliver Lincoln Lundquist. His team was given a task to design a badge for the historic 1945 San Francisco Conference at which the United Nations Charter was presented. The globe emblem, which was a creation of the team’s director of graphics Donal McLaughlin, eventually became the prototype for the United Nations logo. It was based on an approximate polar azimuthal equidistant projection surrounded by olive branches.
The distinctive blue color in the logo was intended to be the opposite of red, which is the color of war. The white color, on the other hand, also symbolized integrity, peace and harmony."...
..."DESIGN ELEMENTS, HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF UN LOGO
Shape and Colors of the UN Logo
The UN logo was designed under the leadership of the famous American architect and industrial designer, Oliver Lincoln Lundquist. His team was given a task to design a badge for the historic 1945 San Francisco Conference at which the United Nations Charter was presented. The globe emblem, which was a creation of the team’s director of graphics Donal McLaughlin, eventually became the prototype for the United Nations logo. It was based on an approximate polar azimuthal equidistant projection surrounded by olive branches.
The distinctive blue color in the logo was intended to be the opposite of red, which is the color of war. The white color, on the other hand, also symbolized integrity, peace and harmony."...
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